Album: Out of Our Hands (1983)
Track: You Might Be Wrong (But It's Alright)
Bargain records:
I made a trip to the second hand record store just recently and picked up a bunch of vinyls at $1 each. So here's something totally different to what I've written on so far in this diary.
Opening:
The song "You Might Be Wrong" opens with bright synthesized keyboard. The drums drop in with the bass which also sounds synthesized.
Cutting bells:
Cutting right through the high register are some bells which follow the main melody. These bells set up the first verse as the male vocal replaces the bells.
The vinyl sound:
Something that I always notice immediately when listen to a vinyl record is the lack of bass that I'm used to with newer digital files. The sounds of high register percussion such as hi hats and the top end of the snare drum are much more piercing. This can be heard especially when the downbeat is accentuated with a crash cymbal hit.
Mixing:
The mixing of this track works in well with the verse, chorus, verse structure. The vocals are brought up in volume and thickened with backing vocals as we enter the first chorus. Something that I noticed was that the vocals seem to be louder in the second verse - reducing them to the volume they were in the first verse would make for lost momentum in the song. Overall the vocals can be heard at the front of the mix. The vocals have had some reverb applied and in the first verse there is one line which ends with a delay tail.
Space solo:
The guitar solo sections in this song are quite thick in texture with a strong backing from the synth keys. I was initially expecting the guitar solo to be panned to one side. After turning off one speaker while listening I found no difference in what I could hear. I had a look on the centre label to see if it said it was mono but I couldn't find any indication. So I have to conclude that it's a mono record.
Production, writers and release:
The album was produced by Pablo Cruise with Jim Gaines.
The music was written by Cory Lerios, lyrics by Cory Lerios and Dave Jenkins.
Out of Our Hands was released on A&M records.
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